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    Fine, Malay Sword (Klewang) with Horn Hilt & Silver Mounts

    Malay Peninsula or Sumatra, Indonesia
    19th century

    length: 72.5cm, weight: 854g

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    private collection, England.

    6322

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      Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Stemmed Vase for Drinking Water

      Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
      circa 1900

      height: 16cm, diameter: 20cm, weight: 860g

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      private collection, southern England.

      6320

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        Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kibuk)

        Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
        circa 1900

        height: 21.5cm, length: 19cm, weight: 1,031g

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        private collection, southern England.

        6184

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          Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger

          North Sumatra, Indonesia
          19th century

          length: 34cm, weight: 475g

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          private English collection; private Japanese collection.

          5708

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            Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)

            Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula
            late 19th or early 20th century

            height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g

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            UK art market

            4922

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              Malay Kris Panjang with Chased Silver Mounts & Pierced Hilt

              Malay Peninsula
              18th-19th century

              length: 42.5cm,weight: 443g

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              UK art market

              5365

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                Fine Malay Kris with Carved Hilt & Inscribed Silver Mounted Scabbard

                Malay Peninsula
                19th century

                length: 45cm, weight: 336g

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                UK art market

                5517

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                  Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

                  Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                  19th century

                  approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm

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                  Provenance

                  private collection, UK.

                  5299

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                    Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

                    Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                    circa 1920

                    approx. length of embroidered section of each: 24.5cm, height: 8cm

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                    Provenance

                    collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                    5352

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                      Two Malay Cotton Woven Textiles (Kain Tenun)

                      Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                      early 20th century

                      both about 226cm x 102cm

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                      Provenance

                      collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                      5359

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                        Malay Gold Thread & Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)

                        Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                        early 20th century

                        198cm x 102cm

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                        Provenance

                        collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                        5350

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                          Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)

                          Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                          early 20th century

                          228cm x 107cm

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                          Provenance

                          collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                          5357

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                            Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)

                            Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                            early 20th century

                            114cm x 101cm

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                            Provenance

                            collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                            5358

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                              Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)

                              Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                              early 20th century

                              198cm x 112cm

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                              Provenance

                              collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                              5351

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                                Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                early 20th century

                                186cm x 105cm

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                                Provenance

                                collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                5356

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                                  Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                  Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                  early 20th century

                                  186cm x 104cm

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                                  Provenance

                                  collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                  5355

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                                    Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                    Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                    early 20th century

                                    81cm x 186cm

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                                    Provenance

                                    collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                    5348

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                                      Malay Jacket (Baju Melayu) of Striped Kain Tenum

                                      Malay People, Malay Peninsula, probably Johor, Malaysia
                                      circa 1900

                                      width from arm to arm: 155cm, length: 71cm

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                                      collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                      3588

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                                        Small Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth Mounts

                                        Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula
                                        19th century

                                        length: 19cm, weight: 49cm

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                                        Provenance

                                        private collection, UK

                                        3792

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                                          Malay Sewar Dagger with Fine Silver Mounts

                                          Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula
                                          19th century

                                          length: 36cm, weight: 326g

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                                          Provenance

                                          UK art market

                                          640

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                                            Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes

                                            Sumatra, Indonesia
                                            19th century

                                            length: 6.5cm, total weight: 117g

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                                            Provenance

                                            private collection, London.

                                            641

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                                              Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes

                                              Sumatra, Indonesia
                                              19th century

                                              length: 6.7cm, chain length: 21.5cm, total weight: 128g

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                                                Large Zoomorphic Borneo Bronze Kettle (Cerek)

                                                Borneo - Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei
                                                19th century

                                                height: 30cm, length: 39cm

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                                                Acquired from the UK antiques market (southern England) and most probably has been in the UK since the colonial period.

                                                639

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                                                  Engraved Silver Betel Box

                                                  Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                  19th century

                                                  length: 8cm, combined weight: 148g

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                                                  private collection, London

                                                  4519

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                                                    Silver Lidded Lotus-Pattern Bowl

                                                    Singapore or Riau
                                                    circa 1920

                                                    height: 16.3cm, diameter: 21.4cm, weight: 506g

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                                                    3821

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                                                      Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Tua) Fragment

                                                      Pubian People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                      circa 1920

                                                      length: 114cm, width: 58cm

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                                                      Provenance

                                                      Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of Indonesian textiles and other ethnographica.

                                                      321

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                                                        Pair of Cast Brass Flasks made for the Malay Market

                                                        Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                        late 19th century

                                                        height: 31.5 cm

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                                                        Provenance

                                                        Dutch antique market

                                                        327

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                                                          Minangkabau-Malay Brass Water Ewer or Kettle (Kendi)

                                                          Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                          circa 1850

                                                          height: 27cm, length: 26cm, weight: 2,082g

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                                                          UK art market

                                                          328

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                                                            Brass Water Container (Kendi)

                                                            Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                            19th century

                                                            height: 32 cm

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                                                            Provenance

                                                            UK art market

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                                                              Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Wedding Vessel (Gadur)

                                                              Moro People, Mindanao, Philippines
                                                              early 20th century

                                                              height: 55cm

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                                                              Provenance

                                                              private collection, US.

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                                                                Malay Kris with Fine Blade & Silver Mounts

                                                                Sumatra or Malay Peninsula
                                                                19th century and earlier

                                                                length: 46cm

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                                                                2402

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                                                                  Malay Tiger-Motif Sewar Dagger with Horn & Silver Mounts

                                                                  Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                                  19th century

                                                                  length: 30cm

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                                                                  2403

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                                                                    Malay Sewar Dagger with Silver Mounts

                                                                    Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                                    19th century

                                                                    length: 34.5cm weight: 241g

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                                                                    2509

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                                                                      Malay Sewar Dagger with Horn & Silver Mounts

                                                                      Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                                      19th century

                                                                      length: 32cm, weight: 242g

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                                                                      2510

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                                                                        Unusual Sewar Dagger with Wood & Silver Mounts

                                                                        North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                        19th century

                                                                        length: 35.5cm

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                                                                        UK art market

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                                                                          Patani Kris Tajong with Zoomorphic Carved Wooden Hilt

                                                                          Kelantan, Malaysia or Patani, Southern Thailand
                                                                          19th century

                                                                          length: 47.5cm, weight: 507g

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                                                                          private UK collection

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                                                                            Malay Dagger (Tumbok Lada) with Parrot-shaped Horn Hilt

                                                                            Malay, Malaysia
                                                                            early 20th century

                                                                            length: 34cm, weight: 199g

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                                                                            UK art market